Auto-tire pump



E. B. BAR'N HILL AND J. STONE AUTO TIRE PUMP.

' I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1920. 1 1,503, v Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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AUTO ms PUMP. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1920. 1,351,503, Patented Aug.31, 1920.

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" UNITED J STATES 5ATE' 5 EDWARD B. BARNHJILL NnJoiIN STONE, ioFINDIANAPOLIS, I unIAivAf.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, E WARD B. BARN- 'HILL and JOHN STONE, citizens oftheUnited States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion,State of Indiana, have invented a new 'andusefulAuto Tire Pump,

of which'the following is a specification.

-' This invention relates to new andvuseful improvements in tirepumps,'-and more particularly to pumps of this .characterto be 7employed in connection with motor vehicles.

. The primary object of the inventionis to providea novel form of pumpadapted to be supported-in contact with the periphery of an automobiletire, to receive rotary motion therefrom, to cause the operation of thepump. v I A further object of the invention is to provide a 1 pump"construction including a bracket, capable'of attachment to the run-nning board of a motor car for properl'yfsupporting thepump, whencin'use;

With the'foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the inventionresidesin the com- I bination andarrangement .of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the 111-,

vention herein disclosed, may be made-within the' scope of what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

3 Referring to the drawings a Figure 1 illustrates a fragmentalelevational view'of an automobile running board with a'deviceconstructed in accordance with the present invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 illustrates a plan View of the device, 7 the support beingremoved,'the power wheel "thereof being shown in section;

Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view taken on line 3-}3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 illustrates a sectionalview taken on line of Fig. l.

""Referringto the drawingsin detail, the invention includes a clampingmember'comprising a'body portion 5, curved to provide opposed arms '6'and '7, the arms 6 having an enlargement 8 formed at one end thereof,the same being apertured' to receive the threaded shank 9' of the jawoperating The end of thearm AUTO-TIRE PUMP.

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handle10, the aw ll being supportedadja cent thelower end of thethreaded shank- 9 by means of the head and socketv connection 12, whichconnection 12 permits thethreaded shanki9 to be rotated withinthe-enlargement 8'to move the j awll with relation, to the I enlargement8 to accomplish the clamping result. V

The lower arm is provided with a-;,semi'- circular member' l3 andasemi-circular member .14co6p'er'ating therewith'to. provide 5 acircular collar, the, semi-circular member v ilt'having a wing 15aperturedasat 16 to receive the pivot pin :17 for permitting the member14 to move toward and away from the semi-circular member13 so thatthecylinder may bedisposed between the members i 13 and 14: and securelyclamped therein. i

The -member 1418 provided with spaced ears l'8 apertured to-receive thepin19, whichpin -19-forms a bearing fortheeyebolti20, pass ingthroughran ,opening; formed. infthe lug with each other.

Formedcwithinthe curved-surfaces of the memberslii'and 14, are thedove-tailed slots" '23, which are disposed in spaced relation .with'each other-rand are provided for: the

purposes ofsupporting blocks of fiber in- '2 dicated -at 24, the wallsof the fiber. blocks being angular in formation to properlyfitwithin'the dove-tailed slots 23, so that portions of the respectiveblocks of 'fiber mate- ;.rial extend beyond the inner wall of eachother, the members 13 and 14,111 a mannerto embrace or grasp the pumpbarrel, to be hereinafter more fully described, the same beingconstructedto' he s supported by the bracketmemben;

ceive'the pin; 25 which also passes through the apertured ears26+formed1 in thej'aw 27 cobperating with the jaw 11- for accomplish- 7is apertured to reing the clamping result, the 'pin together l the j aw27 to 'pivot'with relation to the-garm.

with the 'apertured ears26 providing .coni -nection between the'j aw andarm 7 to allow I '28which is provided with theusual exhaust nipple 29for providing a connection with the pump barrel 28 and the tire valve,not shown, which is receiving -the air from the pump barrel 28 the upperportion of the pump barrel being closed by a threaded cap 30 aperturedasat 31 to receive the plunger rod 32. V

This plunger rod operates through a suitable packing gland '33positioned in the aperture 31 for providing an airtight connectionbetween the plunger rod 32 and pump valve, the plunger rod .beingshownas.

operating through a frame 34: including the connecting bars 35' and endplates 36 providing a connection-between the connecting'bars at the endsthereof.

. -form'ed in oneend of. the connecting rod 39,

Opening 87 -is-provided inone end of the plunger rod 32 and providesabearmg tor the pin 38 which passes through an opening the oppositeendof said connecting rod having pivotal connection with the power wheel40, through themedium of the pin 41 mounted eccentrically on the wheel40, so that rotary movement of thewheel lO produces .a reciprocatingmovement of the plunger rod "32 with the result that the usual plunger,

not shown, and formed on one endof the plunger rod 32 will operatewithin the pump barrelto cause air to be forced from the pump barrel.

tire so that'rotation ofthe automobile tire" Supported by the frame 34is a bracket member 42, which includes a relatively. long arm having abearing 43 formed at one end thereof, the bearing 43 accommodating the"stub shaft 44 which also passes through an opening in the power wheel40, the periphery of which is concaved as at l5 to conform to thecontourof the tread ofan automobile 46, causes a relative rotation of the powerwheel 40, with the result thatreciprocating motion is imparted to theplunger rod 32 and plunger carried thereby.

" ;In operation, the clampingmembers 11 and 27 are properly positionedon the run- 'ning. board 47 of an automobile so that the pump barrel,which is supported. by the members 13 and 14' will. be secured to therunning board, thewheel. 40 lying in close engagement with the peripheryof the automobile tire associated therewith. The wheels are nowjackedoff of thesurface on which the machine is supported andpowerapplied to therear wheels,'with the result that as before-stated, theplunger rod is reciprocatedv within the pump'barrel; v

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is i' I j r 1. Anautomobile tire pump-including a,

bracket adaptedito be clampedto the running board of-an automobile, apump supporting bracketincludingsemi-circular members, apumpbarreladapted to be positioned vcircularbarrel embracedby thesemi-circuwithin the semi-circular members, a frame carried by the pumpbarrel, a power wheel adapted to contact with the periphery of. an.automobile wheel, a-plunger rodhaving connection with vthe power wheelwhereby movement of the automobile wheel produces a relative movement ofthe power wheel to cause the reciprocation ofthe plunger rod.

2. An automobile tire pump including a bracket, clamping members carriedby the bracket and adapted to clamp to the running board of anautomobile, semi-circular clamping-memberssupported by the bracket,

ed to clamp the" running boardof an auto- .mobile, semi-circularclamping members carried by the bracket member, fiber: blocks supported.by the semi-circular clamping members, a pump including a circular pumpcylinder adapted to. be embraced by the semisupported bythe bracketmember andfadapt- W circular clamping'members, and means car ried by thepump vand-contacting with an automobile tire for causingv the pumping ofair within the pump barrel. I 41.. An automobile :tire pump includinbracket member, clamping jaws-carried .by

the bracket member, for securing the bracket 7 member to an automobilerunning board,

semi-circular clamping members, means for pivotally connecting one ofthehclamping members to the other clamping member, a 1

pump including .a pump barrel,'-supported by the SGIIll-Cllclllllclamping. members, a

frame carried by. the pump barrel, an arm havingconnection with theframe and sup; porting a power-wheel, a plunger rod operating throughthe frame, and means for connecting the power .wheeland plunger rod,

whereby rotary movement of the power wheel causes a reciprocatingmovement of the plunger rod. r

5. An automobile tire pump including a bracket member, adjustable clampssupported 7 by the bracket member for securing the same 7 to the runningboard of, an automobile,,ja bracket including semi-circularmembershaving dove-tailed slots formedtherein, fabric blocks having inclinedwalls supported within the dove-tailed slots, a pump including a 5nection With the power Wheel and operating Witnesses:

lar members, a power wheel forming a part as our oWn,We"have heretoaflixed our sigof the pump and contacting with an autonatures in thepresence of two witnesses.

mobile Wheel for causing rotation of the EDWARD B. BARNHILLQ powerwheel, and a pump rod having coni JOHN STONE.

in the pump barrel. V B. W. SMOCK In testimony that we claim theforegoing D. L. JoNEs.

